Location: Sangamner (Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra) and Aurad (Bidar, Karnataka) India (On-site)
Position Overview
The Agriculture Expert will work closely with FPCs, farmers, and project teams to promote sustainable, market-oriented, and climate-resilient agricultural practices. The role will focus on supporting crop planning, farmer capacity building, certification initiatives, quality production, technology adoption, and implementation of regenerative agriculture practices at the field level.
The position requires extensive field engagement and hands-on support to farmers and FPC management teams to improve productivity, quality, market readiness, and farmer incomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Market-Oriented Crop Planning Farmer Mobilization
- Support implementation of demand-driven and market-oriented crop planning at FPC level.
- Facilitate farmer mobilization for cluster-based production and aggregation programmes.
- Assist in preparing seasonal crop plans aligned with buyer requirements and market opportunities.
- Promote adoption of recommended production practices among member farmers.
- Support seed production and seed multiplication initiatives undertaken by FPCs.
- Sustainable Climate-Resilient Agriculture
- Promote sustainable, regenerative, and climate-resilient farming practices among member farmers.
- Support implementation of:
- Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Valuable Agricultural Practices (GAP)
- Water-efficient farming practices
- Soil health improvement interventions
- Conduct field demonstrations and farmer awareness programmes on sustainable agriculture.
- Certification Traceability Support
- Support implementation of certification programmes such as:
- PGS Organic
- NPOP Organic
- India GAP / Global GAP
- Residue-Free Production Systems
- Assist farmers in maintaining records and documentation required for certification.
- Coordinate with certification agencie